Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 21, 1985

After the morning prayer, I went to the assembly. In the public meeting, the bill to collect more fees than the passport was approved. After breathing, I returned to my office. Mr. Anwari and [Ahmed] Natiq Nouri came. They believe in the authenticity of the claim of recognition of the treasures by individuals. I told Engineer Hojjat, deputy of the Ministry of Culture, to follow the rules to find out the truth of the claim. He said that we have already done this in Qom, but it didn't work, but Mr. Natiq Nouri doesn't agree.

Some of the commanders of Hamza Seyed Shahada camp came and claimed that Mr. Sayad's performance in Qadir operation was not good and he managed the operation poorly. They also had objections to the future plan. Finally, they agreed to cooperate.

In the afternoon, Mr. Imam Jamarani, [Mohammed Hossein] Rezaei, and Razavi from the Hajj organization came and said that the Saudis are doubtful about accepting 150,000 pilgrims. It was decided to spread the news of the meeting in a way that would make them aware of the loss of doubt.

Mr. Nakhda Malekzadeh, the commander of the naval force, came with Colonel Tarabi and gave a report on the situation of the forces and the useless use of the helicopters of the naval force and their missiles. It was discussed about sending people to China for new weapons training. It becomes disruptive.

Mr. Fumani Hayeri, our ambassador to the UAE, came and gave a report based on their respect and concern. Mr. Aghazadeh came and announced the purchase of 175 and 203 bullets from Spain, which would be good if it came to fruition. We are short of these strategic ammunitions. I came home at night. The weather is very hot.